Mediate Michigan

While the world is preoccupied by the very public and briefest of celebrity marriages think Kim and Kris we family and divorce mediators see images of a prototypical young couple with no children, married for a short time, going through divorce — every aspect of their lives important fodder for negotiation, right down to the wedding china. As divorce professionals, we see, time and again, that these intensely felt perspectives reverberate and shift over the life of a marriage. In other words, the length and age of the marriage may inform how a couple negotiates and prioritizes their settlement. In fact, the shifts that come with experience and decades of a shared life, often seem to result in easier and more generous divorce settlements.

via Abby Tolchinsky: Older and Wiser.